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Hebrews 12:28
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26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, a“Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.”  
27 Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the aremoval of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.  
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we1 may aserve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.  
29 For aour God is a consuming fire. 
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Hebrews 12:28

receiving—as we do, in prospect and sure hope, also in the possession of the Spirit the first-fruits. This is our privilege as Christians.

let us have grace—"let us have thankfulness" [ALFORD after CHRYSOSTOM]. But (1) this translation is according to classical Greek, not Paul's phraseology for "to be thankful." (2) "To God" would have been in that case added. (3) "Whereby we may serve God," suits the English Version "grace" (that is Gospel grace, the work of the Spirit, producing faith exhibited in serving God), but does not suit "thankfulness."

acceptably—Greek, "well-pleasingly."

reverence and godly fear—The oldest manuscripts read, "reverent caution and fear." Reverent caution (same Greek as in Hebrews 5:7; see on Hebrews 5:7) lest we should offend God, who is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity. Fear lest we should bring destruction on ourselves.




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hebrews 12:28:

Isaiah 65:17
Ezekiel 42:20
Haggai 2:6
Hebrews 5:7
Hebrews 10:23

 

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